EPA v. LEHIGH CEMENT COMPANY LLC AND HANSON PERMANENTE CEMENT, INC (NC)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Judicial Consent Decree ordering Respondent to substantially reduce, and mitigate past excess emissions of, their emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides by undertaking remedial measures and operational improvements at their Portland cement manufacturing plants in the United States.
Defendants (1)
- LEHIGH CEMENT COMPANY, LLC AND HANSON PERMANENTENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEHIGH CEMENT COMPANY
700 25TH ST. N.W., MASON CITY, IA, 504019771
Registry ID: 110000767705
Statutes cited
- CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
- CAA 112D — MACT Standards
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LEHIGH CEMENT COMPANY LLC AND HANSON PERMANENTE CEMENT, INC (NC)entered 2020-11-18
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $60,467 · State/local: $69,400
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2016-05-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2016-05-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-12-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2019-12-03Final Order Lodged
- 2020-11-18Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600728839
- Case number
- 07-2016-0175
- DOJ docket
- 5:19-cv-05688-JFL
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Operating Permits (Title V)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2016-0175 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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